Controller-Hybrid role

Description

In this role you will lead La Terra Fina’s daily accounting activities and oversee the cost accounting, accounts payables, and accounts receivables processes. You will oversee the monthly accounting close process, preparing and posting monthly journal entries and analyzing variances. You will also manage treasury and banking activities, including day-to-day cash management. This role works closely with engineering and other functions on capital projects, including the development of depreciation schedules. Additionally, you will lead the annual audit process and tax filing process, working in conjunction with auditors and tax preparers.

Requirements

1. Lead the organization’s monthly accounting process
   • Prepare and post monthly journal entries across all areas of the organization
   • Review journal entries posted by junior team members
   • Reconcile and analyze accounts as part of management reporting, providing valuable business insights by analyzing trends and identifying areas of improvement
   • Ensure adherence to month-end calendar with both team and cross-functional business partners
2. Oversee the cost accounting function for the company, including annual standard costs
3. Oversee AP and AR functions
   • Review and approve weekly check runs
   • Oversee deductions clearing process in Blue Planner system, ensuring deductions are processed in a timely manner
   • Be the point person to resolve issues in a timely manner
4. Lead the capital asset process
   • Work with engineering, plant maintenance, and IT functions to identify capital asset projects, quantify spending, and record assets. Determine depreciation schedules and maintain an ongoing list of assets.
5. Lead the annual audit process
   • Serve as the lead point of contact for auditors
   • Provide schedules, reports, and samples for auditors to review and answer their questions
   • Schedule and coordinate annual inventory count
6. Oversee Treasury & Banking activities
   • Manage the company's cash flow and treasury activities, including cash management, banking relationships, and investment of excess cash.
   • Manage the company's day-to-day banking relationship, including negotiating terms and conditions, reviewing monthly bank statements, and reconciling accounts.
   • Develop and implement cash management policies and procedures to optimize the use of cash and minimize borrowing costs.
7. Oversee Payroll & Benefits
   • Review and approve weekly check runs and biweekly payroll
   • Set up payroll tax information for states as needed to support new hires in other areas of the country
   • Support HR on accounting issues related to benefits (401k, medical, dental, etc.)
   • Be the point person to resolve issues in a timely manner
8. Other Responsibilities
   • Coach, develop and manage a 4-6 person Accounting team, performing hiring/onboarding activities, providing coaching and timely feedback, and ensuring career development and succession planning/backfill responsibilities.
   • Identify and implement process improvements aimed at automating and streamlining accounting processes.
   • Work with tax preparation firm to complete and file tax returns.
   • Oversee company p-cards, including issuing cards and ensuring reports from employees are filed on a monthly basis.
   • Work with property tax audit firm to recover funds from the county.

Background Requirements

BA/BS in Accounting is required. CPA is preferred with a minimum of 10 years’ cost or general accounting experience. Complete familiarity with GAAP, cost and inventory accounting is required. Must have a minimum of 5 years’ supervisory experience with proven ability to build skill sets and drive performance. Knowledge of budgeting and forecasting techniques as well as proficiency with financial statement analysis and projection is required. Demonstrated expertise in MS Office, Power BI, and ERP systems software. Good planning and organizational skills are required. Strong analytical skills are required. Experience in handling multiple concurrent tasks and meeting strict deadlines is required. The ability to diagnose root cause to make continual improvements to processes is required. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial reports, legal, and tax documents. Must demonstrate the highest standards of personal and professional integrity and character and promote ethical business behavior throughout the organization. Must demonstrate strong and pragmatic business acumen.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently requires long periods of sitting to perform the essential job duties.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, pull and lift up to 10 lbs.
• Close visual acuity to view a computer terminal, analyze reports, manage data, and detail.

This description is not intended to be a complete list of duties or tasks, but instead is to provide a guideline of fundamental responsibilities, tasks, and duties. La Terra Fina reserves the right to make edits and changes to this role description as business needs require and new tasks and duties may be periodically added or revised.

La Terra Fina is an equal opportunity employer.